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To J. D. Hooker   6 December [1860]

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Henry Fawcett’s article on Origin [Macmillan’s Mag. 3 (1860): 81–92] quotes JDH’s Oxford speech.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:  6 Dec [1860]
Classmark:  DAR 115: 79
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3011

From J. M. Rodwell   6 December 1860

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Discusses Origin, suggesting confirmation might come from studying reproduction in microscopic organisms.

Gives anecdotal observations of blind rats and white cats.

Author:  John Medows Rodwell
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 Dec 1860
Classmark:  DAR 47: 169–70
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3012

To Henry Fawcett   6 December [1860]

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Expresses his admiration for HF’s review of Origin in Macmillan’s Magazine (Fawcett 1860).

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henry Fawcett
Date:  6 Dec [1860]
Classmark:  Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3012F

From J. D. Hooker   [6–11 December 1860]

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JDH’s page-by-page criticisms on Origin, first edition, as requested by CD for preparation of the third edition.

Author:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [6–11 Dec 1860]
Classmark:  DAR 104: 218
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3013
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